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Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
A woolly candelabra for the lungs — flowers also oil for the ear in folk practice.
Flavor
Mild, sweet-tea, a little vanilla if the flowers are in. Hairs make it fuzzy unless strained.
Symptoms
cough, congestion
Against
Unstrained tea scratches the throat
Days to harvest
Leaf from day 60; flowers in year 2 (~400 days)
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